alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
alligator pear |
an avocado. |
all-important |
extremely important; absolutely necessary; indispensable. |
all in all |
with every factor taken into account; in general. |
alliterate |
to display or use alliteration. [2 definitions] |
alliteration |
repetition of the same consonant sound in the stressed or initial syllables of words in a phrase or sentence. |
all-natural |
containing only ingredients or materials that originate in nature and are not artificially created. |
all-nighter |
a night spent without sleeping, esp. in order to work on something. |
allo- |
other; different; variation. |
allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. [2 definitions] |
all of a sudden |
suddenly; without warning. |
allogamy |
the technique or process of cross-fertilization in plants. |
allogeneic |
belonging to the same species but genetically different. |
allogenic |
caused by environmental factors that do not involve living organisms. [2 definitions] |
allograft |
a tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of the same species but are genetically different. |
allomerism |
change in chemical composition without accompanying change in crystalline form. |
allometric |
pertaining to allometry. |
allometry |
the growth rate of part of an organism in comparison with the growth rate of the entire organism or some other part of it. [2 definitions] |
allomorph |
any of several alternate structural forms of the same chemical compound; paramorph. [2 definitions] |
allopath |
one who favors or practices allopathy. |
allopathy |
treatment of disease with agents intended to produce effects that are different from those of the disease. (Cf. homeopathy.) |